The Desert Surf Break

The Desert, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 41.60° S 175.34° E

Issued: 11 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Desert sea temperature is
13.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

The Desert surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for The Desert based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in The Desert right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near The Desert

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Heights Road

40 km W300 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (26 kph from 106 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
9.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Baring Head

44 km W150 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
65
gales from the SE
(67 km/h at 127°)
95
9.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Miramar wx

54 km WNW51 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
dry
20
light winds from the SE
(18 km/h at 145°)
40
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington

61 km WNW116 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 329 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paremata

67 km WNW20 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
light winds from the SSE
(6 km/h at 154°)
15
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP6626

56 km WNW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
30
-
(30 km/h at -°)
11.9 °C-
-


SHIP2380

56 km WNW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
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SHIP1495

56 km WNW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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SHIP4844

56 km WNW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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SHIP7599

56 km WNW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
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* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Desert and within an acceptable time window.

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